An early morning fire broke out at a residence in Tuotian, East District of Tainan. Both husband and wife were injured and sent to hospital.

There was an early morning fire at Tuotian House in Tainan East District. The male owner escaped and his wife was trapped on the second floor. The fire brigade broke down the door and put out the fire within 3 minutes, and rescued the couple with minor injuries and sent them to the hospital (provided by the public)

An early morning fire nearly tore an old couple apart! Thick smoke billowed out of Toitian House in East District of Tainan. The male owner of the house escaped in a panic and asked for help, but his wife was trapped on the second floor unable to move. Fortunately, the firefighters quickly broke down the door to search and rescue, and it only took three minutes to put out the fire with water, and rescued the trapped woman safely in time.

At around 5 o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in a three-story residential building on Yunong Road in Eastern District. After receiving the report, the fire department immediately dispatched 13 fire trucks and 28 firefighters to the rescue. When the firefighters arrived, they found that the first floor was already on fire and the scene was filled with thick smoke. Although the 66-year-old male owner had escaped from the fire first, the 64-year-old female owner was still trapped on the second floor and could not escape.

The commander judged that the situation was urgent and immediately ordered the laying of water lines to carry out search and rescue. The search and rescue team quickly rushed to the second floor, found the female house owner in the smoke and helped to escape. At the same time, water was put out at 6:13 in the morning. The fire was under control within 1 minute and was completely extinguished at 6:16.

After investigation, it was found that the fire mainly burned furniture and sundries on the first floor. The burning area was about 3 square meters. The couple in the house suffered minor choking injuries after escaping. Fortunately, they were conscious and were later transported to Tainan Municipal Hospital by ambulance for treatment.